Searching ancestry lineage can be confusing at best and frustrating always. You have several options online which you can start your search with and hope the information listed is accurate. Even those sites are confusing because a user might not have the correct information, inaccuracies in names and dates or just missing information from the records.
We are very fortunate to have Al Chaisson as our community Leader who has 2 decades of experience involving ancestry searches. Al will have access to legitimate, notarized documents which will be requires to perform your ancestry search.
If you require assistance with your lineage search, reach out to Al at lineage@metisofsaintjohn.com and he will contact you with the steps needed.
Here's a list of commonly used websites where you can search for ancestors. Note some are paid sites and we are not responsible for any charges incurred for your use of them.
Take warning! There are people who will offer their paid services to do your searches for you. In our experience we have found out that you are paying someone to do an online search with the same data bases/sites as you have access to and printing information from those websites. This information is not notarized and therefore will not be useful to you should you try and use it for a citizenship registration.
Family Search | Free website and easy to sign up and use.
My Heritage | American based with 14 day free trail.
Find My Past | Great if you have European ancestry. 14 day free trial.
One Great Family | Not easy to use. 7 day free trial.
Ancestry | Paid site to with an introductory free offer.
Your Folks | Search and create a print charts.
Archives | American based with free trial.
Genealogy Bank | Unlimited 7 day trial.
DNA searches have become very popular with their new accessibility. Here's a list of DNA service you can use if you would like to know more about the ancestry linage from your DNA. Note this is a paid service and we are not responsible for any charges incurred for your use of them.